The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-11-03
STATE NEWS.

q. s. Signal Office, under the charge of Sergeant
WIN. DAVIS. We hail with delight the transfer
from the end Of the long dock to our town as
its location then will be accessible TO oil our
business men only two minutes walk from the
post Office.
-Kissimmee Leader: Dredge No has been
brought up from Lake Cypress TO undergo few
repairs before being placed in commission aud
sent down 70 the lower country TO dig her way
70 Okcechobee. Wednesday . steam launch
about IS feet long arrived in Kissimmee from
Norfolk, Va, and 10 now being unloaded and put
In the water at Okeechobee wharf We under
stand il is TO be used as q passenger boat OF The
Hllsborough river.
Orlando Reporter: We regret 10 learn tha,
work has been permanently stopped on the arte-
sian we | at oakland 1t seems that the drills
had. penetrated TO the depth Of about 900 feet,
when q strange, "loboly" sort OF stuff WAS en-
countered, which engulfed the tools 80 that they
could not be extracted. Our intormer tells us,
however, that work will be commenced on an
other well 10 a more favorable situation We
trust that they will finally meet with success.
for good artesan well would be OF immense
value TO Oakland.
DE Funiak Critie Circuit Court convened
Monday with Judge J. F. Mcclellan on the
bench. C. Snodgrass OF Bagdad, is in town
to-day submitting plans for q fine two-siory resi-
dence 10 be erected on Live Oak Avenue.
Building to be completed by January 1st.. -.
The immigration meeting at Chipola on Non
day raised additional sums for advertising.
Steps were taken to Immediately place ads
in leading Northern and Western papers. A
large supply of folders are TO be printed for i'm
mediate use. A fine illustrated pamphlet setting
forth our advantages will be issued in the near
future.
-Fernandina Mirror: Our mill men are
wded with orders, and it is impossible 10 sup
ply The heavy demand fer lumber. =. The for
egn lumber trade is on The increase Among
other orders, 81. Domingo wants q quantity of
pitch pine pling-a very unusual demand at this
port She can get plenty of creosoted- "A
freight train on the r. r & N. had mshap
Tuesday evening between Msccenny and Bald
win. A journal on one of the freight cars broke
and threw several of the track alter on,
while getting the cars back on the track, the
conductor, Dir. Wilson, was badly mashed.
Madison Rec0rder: From Collector Wade-
worth We learn that the amount so far paid into
the county treasury for licenses reaches g. 057 80
and was paid by 70 individuals firms Or
these 6S are merchants store-keepers or drug-
gisls, are dealers in liquors, livery stable and
l restaurant. OF these 68 licenses 20 are paid in
the town OF Madison. Mr.. James Hunt. OF
Valdos;a. passed through Madison last Wcdnes-
day afternoon al the head of quite an extensive
party who had been down at the mouth of ue
creek. Lafayette county, for TWO weeks past.
Their wagons were heavily laden with fish and
they report having most successful and pleas
ant trip.
Orlando Sentinel The Orlando Street Rail
way Company is making preparations to extend
IFS line from the corner Of Orange Avenue and
Church street down Church street TO Main down
Main street TO Lake Lucerns and thence 10 the
eastern end Of the lake. The iron has already
been placed along the new line and the work
will soon be done, thus uniting beautiful and
popular section Of the city with Orlandoe bust
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night for Los Angeles, California, where be will
go into the liquor business as the agent OF Mr.
J. II. Salmon. The bar room fixtures formerly
in use here left at the same time for the same
point They filled a car and the freight on them
amounted to $404
-Chattahoochee Adoance: Many people DO
not understand why we publish paper at Chat
tahOOchee and have River Junction for our post
once. We rise 10 explain. River Junction is
in Chattahoochee, that is the name Of the depot
where the railroads meet. The town of Chatta-
hOochee is one and half miles from the railroad
depot, hence for convenince's sake there is a
post Office established at the depot called River
Junction. and for our convenience we use the
Office al River Junction. OF course We get our
mail that is addressed to Chattahooehee. the par
ent Office OF the community, but request our
friends and exchanges 10 address our mail 10
River Junction, as we get il earlier.
-Ceda! Key CUT Vieu: On the authority Of
Capt. Sam. Reddick, no has been putting in a
ten days quarantine on Snake Key We narrate
the following: On the shore in the beach sand
has been dug well, about five feet deep, from
which bis camp was supplied with fresh water
Observing one day an old SOW roofing round
the margin, he went up and found that one Of
her pigs had fallen in and could not possibly get
Out, and that the mother was apparently busy
trying TO I'll the well with sand. Curious TO see
the outcome. Capt. K. retired and LETT her 10 her
task. Returning after several hours he found
the well filled up with sand and the pig ont.
As be was the emily human being on the island
il follows that the SOW filled up the well 10 get
the pig out
-Crawfordvlle Times: Mr.. Geo Gravy, living
near this place, killed beef few days ago in
the tripe Of which was found piece of gold wire
about three inches long, resembling par, Of The
frame Of pair of spectacles. Wagons! Wag-
Obs. Wagons Georgia wagons constantly
a. comm an gwine to Wakulla's inexhau,,i
bic smoke house-the bay, IN ques, of the indls-
peDsabie, cheapest but sweetest of mcals-thc
mulei. commonly known as small bone bacon"
I'VE were glad 10 shake the hand of Frank
lin's popular Represen ative, Judge II. C. Hicks,
on Tuesday last. The Judge came over TO at
tend our Circuit Court. 1t was his first visit To
our favored county, and he expressed himself a.
being delighted with Wakulla, and predicting
that al no distant day her great resources would
be developed. Franklin has just to be
proud of Judge Hicks.
Quincy Herald: Mrs Belle Mcmillan. wifi.
of Hon. Duncan Mcmillan, and Sister of Hon
E. C. Love. died last Sunday morning and was
buried on Monday morning. Her funeral was
largely attended by friends and relatives
Captain II. s. Duval has commenced d citing
the lands Of the Tobacco Planting and Trading
Company, recently purchased by Mr.. w. NJ
CORY. =. Ten thousand acres of land for tobac-
co raising have been actually bought and paid
for in this county. There is an option for seve-
raj thousand acres more. :. The headquarters of
the syndicate is in this county. Their surveyor
is now engaged 10 dividing one thousand acres
into ten acre lots They will plant one thousand
acres. Ii is sale TO say that there will be al
least three thousand acres of land planted in this
county in tobacco next year.. The business
opening for young men who will work is very
promising.
Live Oak BunBer Mr.. A. B. Small was ad.
mitied TO the bar at Jasper this week. He
would have applied for admittancs last spring,
but at that time he was not 81 years old He
starts out with bright prospects as a young
lawyer, and will doubtless make a success OF his
chosen profession. On last Wednesday morn
ing il was announced that Mr.. A. B. Small, OF
this place, and Miss Annie Caldwell, of Jasper,
had been married several months. Fred was
Deputy Clerk in Hamilton at the time, issued
his own license and was married secretly.
After he was admitted to the bar, he asked Mr.
e. If he had any objection to his marrying Miss
Annie. He stated that he had none Then
Fred told him that they had been married some
time. This 10 an instance in which the Clerk
knew nothing of bis daughters marriage for
some time, the deputy keeping the license until
be made il known. We wish them much pros
perity and happiness.
Lake City Tobacco Plant: Mr.. Hernandez,